as in rubbing
to make smooth by friction painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house
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Recent Examples of sanding The technique still needs sanding, and zero interceptions in 48 career games is concerning, but McCutchin’s combine testing gave his draft case a nice shot of nitrous. —
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Use a garden hose, leaf blower, or shop vac to get rid of sanding dust. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026 So, Navon and her husband undertook a full restoration, sanding and staining them a honey-oak hue that warms up the home from the ground up. —Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026 This could be older lead from repairs and repainting involving sanding down old lead paint, usually not from a fire. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026 After drying and sanding, the pieces are sealed and painted with complex patterns, geometric designs, and Zapotec symbols. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026 But finishing work — sanding and shaping — generated heavy dust. —Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 Age has a way of mellowing a person, sanding away their rough edges, leaving only their essence. —Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026 City of Dallas has only eight snow plows The city of Dallas has only eight snow plows and about 100 sanding trucks for 11,700 lane miles of roads, forcing it to prioritize. —Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Use a garden hose, leaf blower, or shop vac to get rid of sanding dust. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026 So, Navon and her husband undertook a full restoration, sanding and staining them a honey-oak hue that warms up the home from the ground up. —Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026 This could be older lead from repairs and repainting involving sanding down old lead paint, usually not from a fire. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026 After drying and sanding, the pieces are sealed and painted with complex patterns, geometric designs, and Zapotec symbols. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026 But finishing work — sanding and shaping — generated heavy dust. —Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 Age has a way of mellowing a person, sanding away their rough edges, leaving only their essence. —Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026 City of Dallas has only eight snow plows The city of Dallas has only eight snow plows and about 100 sanding trucks for 11,700 lane miles of roads, forcing it to prioritize. —Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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As the court moved to watch the KSTU-TV segment, Tyler Robinson appeared to begin fidgeting, with one of his hands moving and rubbing his fingers back and forth.— Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sara Aparacio, a resident cleaning expert at Homeaglow, equates scrubbing an appliance with an abrasive sponge to rubbing it with very fine sandpaper.— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
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After 10 to 20 passes, repeat the same process on the ceramic polishing rods, if the sharpener has them.— Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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The program acts almost like a navigation map for individuals intent on entering the sector, from polishing resumes to grasping industry dynamics.— William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Bodies in motion are intercut with a bespoke gun factory’s grinding gears; human combats are juxtaposed with VR imagery or first-person shooter games.— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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Best Krups coffee grinders This is perfect for precision grinding for cold brew, espresso and pour-over coffee.— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Advances in storage density, and the digitization of everything from filing taxes to laying out magazines, changed this calculus.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.— Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
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These provide enough force for buffing out scratches without further damaging the surface.— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Anything above 220 is considered fine and works well for smoothing edges and buffing the nail surface to a polished finish.— Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026
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The reframe worked like a set of corrective lenses, sharpening sentimental mush into something with meaning and claws.— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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The intuitive Moon and energetic Mercury are merging in your sign, sharpening your words and putting courage behind your message.— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Sanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sanding. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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